December 7, 2012- Ricky Nobile
by Ricky Nobile Published: December 7,2012
Tags: BP, oil spill, Politics, ricky nobile
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Posts Tagged ‘BP’
Not enough eligible businesses are filing for BP oil spill settlements
by Becky Gillette Published: November 26,2012
Tags: BP, british petroleum, Deepwater Horizon, gulf of mexico, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, Robert Wiygul, Waltzer & Wiygul Law Firm
Billions of dollars have been set aside by oil giant BP Oil to compensate businesses damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. You don’t have to be in the seafood business or even a business on the Coast to qualify. Businesses throughout the state that show a pattern of less [...] [...]
Not enough eligible businesses are filing for BP oil spill settlements
by Becky Gillette Published: November 23,2012
Tags: BP, Gulf oil claims, oil spill litigation
Billions of dollars have been set aside by oil giant BP Oil to compensate businesses damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. You don’t have to be in the seafood business or even a business on the Coast to qualify. Businesses throughout the state that show a pattern of less [...] [...]
Study: Dispersants may have hurt Gulf food chain
by Associated Press Published: August 1,2012
Tags: Alabama, Alice Ortmann, BP, british petroleum, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, gulf of mexico, Louisiana, Michael Crosby, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mote Marine Laboratory, plankton, Southeastern Louisiana University, University of South Alabama
A study on possible effects of the 2010 BP oil spill indicates dispersants may have killed plankton — some of the ocean’s tiniest plants and creatures — and disrupted the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the nation’s richest seafood grounds. Scientists who read the study said it points toward major future [...] [...]
Gulf shrimpers battling over turtle rules
by Associated Press Published: August 1,2012
Tags: BP, british petroleum, gulf of mexico, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, National Marine Fisheries Service, shrimp
LAFITTE, La. — Efforts to protect endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico have prompted strenuous complaints from the dwindling fleet of shrimpers blamed for drowning them in their nets, who say their own livelihoods are threatened. By next March the federal government wants about 2,435 shrimp boats — most run by mom-and-pop operations [...] [...]
BP’s plan for drilling in the Gulf is approved
by Associated Press Published: October 22,2011
Tags: BP, Deepwater Horizon, gulf of mexico, new york times
HOUSTON — The Obama administration on Friday took another step toward allowing BP to return to the Gulf of Mexico, approving the first oil drilling plan for the company there since the explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig more than a year ago. According to The New York Times, it was another sign that [...] [...]
Cartoons – June 20, 2011
by For the MBJ Published: June 19,2011
Tags: BP, cagle cartoons, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ricky Noble, Sarah Palin
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Center for Justice aids spill victims
by Amy McCullough Published: February 20,2011
Tags: BP, BP DEEPWATER HORIZON aftermath, Martha Bergmark, Mississippi Center for Justice, oil spill
Many BP oil disaster victims, like shrimp and oyster harvesters, have turned in claims paperwork to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, only to have it rejected due to inadequate documentation. Many don’t have the financial resources to hire private lawyers and some may also lack the educational background to be able to handle the paperwork [...] [...]
Casino worker claims getting second look
by Clay Chandler Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Beverly Martin, Bill Mulvey, Bobby Moak, BP, casino, Kenneth Feinberg, Mississippi Gaming Commission
Moak hopeful Feinberg appointee has better grasp of industry Casino workers who have had their oil spill claims denied by BP’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility may see their fortunes turn over the next couple of weeks. In November, the Mississippi Business Journal spoke to a casino worker on the Coast who also worked part-time for [...] [...]
BP oil disaster
by Wally Northway Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Alice Perry, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Haley Barbour, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, oil spill, Year in Review
Deepwater Horizon gaff, which killed 11, had economic impact on Mississippi Coast as well as national and international politics On April 20, Mississippians learned that the oil platform Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 50 miles south of the Louisiana Coast had exploded costing 11 lives. While tragic, it seemed far away from [...] [...]
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